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READ THIS Daniel Coyle’s The Little Book of Talent
By Jessica Krantz
If you are into leadership, teaching, coaching, parenting, or
you just want to add some daily improvements to your life,
pick up Daniel Coyle’s book, The Little Book of Talent. I
found this gem tucked away at Bay Books, off Orange Ave
in Coronado. From the moment I started reading it, I was
automatically compelled to take something from every
chapter and add it into my daily routine.
Coyle’s 52 short tips, on how you can improve your teaching
and training to become more skilled at your practice,
whatever that may be, is inspiring and motivational. One of
the main characteristics I enjoyed about this book was its
straight-forward delivery of so many practical suggestions.
The pithiness of each tip’s title makes them memorable
Coyle uses multiple examples from “hotbeds” of talent (sports training facilities, schools of music,
etc.) to show how these ideas can be implemented, and that they work. He reinforces his point
without weighing down the reading.
Talent, creativity, and intelligence are skills one practices repeatedly, continually pushing into
new levels of experience. Effort, hard work, and practice make one talented. Talent is not a
natural gift.
The Little Book of Talent will be an easy read, but is meant to inform you about your approach
to learning. I recommending this book to everyone I know who is interested in improving
performance for themselves or those they lead, which really, should be everyone.